I was shocked by this

the steelers being out of the playoffs with this much talent totally blows my mind. I have to say this is the first year in the 40 years of being a fan I am shocked at our inability to finish games and make it to the playoffs.

 

Winning football takes all 3 phases, plus turnovers and being able to turn
the other team over is very important factors in winning football games.
Too much inconsistent play by this years Steelers team. A non playoff
team, shame on them.Another missed opportunity.

 

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LoneGranger said:

You have to analyze stats. Like what place did they finish against the 8 teams with the worst records? What place did the finish in when playing against the 8 teams with the best records? They can handle weak teams? (I mean other than Oakland ,,, choke, choke, choke) But they suck when they play the better teams?

steel1031 said:

that's what I mean by catch a lot of breaks. boswell not slipping. davis not knocking the **** out of haden when he had a pick in endzone. some horrible calls against the saints.
just 1 of them not happening. we are in. we got some breaks to. I understand but don't think this year it balanced out [yeah. Grimble a step away from a TD in Denver---unreal]


So anyway LG, what did your analysis uncover?

I took a look and was also surprised that the stats supported steel1031's #'s
in every category. ToP, 3rd down %. Yds per play on BOTH sides of the ball

What else is surprising is so many are calling for getting rid of
Olsavsky, Porter and Butler. Didn't know they were running the show.

I do agree that stats can be misleading. Its that [Figures don't lie but
liars do figure ] thing. But not really in this case.


Uhh! What do you mean Oak choke choke choke?

Although I did hear some fans complaining about TO's at the end of that game.